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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

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Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 06-30-2018
Check here if Amendment    Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):    is a restatement.
   adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: RiverSource Life Insurance CO
Address: 50605 Ameriprise Financial Center
H27/5299
MINNEAPOLIS, MN  55474
Form 13F File Number: 028-00143

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: David Stewart
Title: Senior Vice President and Controller
Phone: 612-678-4769
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
David Stewart MinneapolisMN 08-14-2018
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
   13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)
X 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
   13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]
Form 13F File Number Name
028-10477 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
028-10458 Ameriprise Trust Co
028-00140 Ameriprise Certificate Co
028-00143 RiverSource Life Insurance Co
028-10460 RiverSource Life Insurance Co of New York
028-10644 Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings LTD
028-14918 Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.
028-03639 Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC